Realm of Power

One night, under the illumination of red torches, Eragon's carriage drove into the gate of the Red Palace of Baislulan, the capital of Eero. Eragon could feel the sensation as soon as he stepped off the carriage that had just stopped. Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, groups of Hérault Guards wearing heavy armor were patrolling. The guards stood at three steps and one post. The cold wind howling from the Baisilu Red Hall made her face flushed, but she still stood solemnly and motionless. The long white corridor steps leading to the main hall are called the Steps of Glory. They were built in Eero eighty years ago. In the hands of the third generation emperor, although the stones used for each step were the same size, length and width, they were not exactly the same color.

Some are pure white marble, and some are slightly yellow cliff stones. There are sixty-three levels in total. Several slightly different colors mean that the stones for each step are not from the same place. These stones come from above and below. In the sixty-three regions governed by Eero, one province's stone supplies one step. It represents the most solemn royal rule of the Hérault royal family, not to mention the door with a giant eye relief made of fifteen meters of gorgeous marble at the top, which makes people feel speechless and solemn and oppressive. It feels like being aloof. God's residence, and behind the gate, Eragon, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs, is about to go Wherever they go, where the Royal Council is convened, these are the most loyal and powerful warriors of the Eero Empire. They are called the sword of expansion of the Eero royal family. Over the years, the cultivation of the Guards has been the top priority of the Eero royal family. At its peak, the number of Praetorian Guards in Hérault was as many as 100,000. After the bloody battle of the Kingdom of Aden and the tragic defeat of the First World War, the number of the Imperial Guards has been greatly reduced, with only about 35,000 people, of which 5,000 guard the Baisi Lulan Red Palace, and the remaining 30,000 Imperial Guards are still The most powerful combat force in the hands of the Eero royal family, as the final combat force to protect the royal capital, it still stays in the royal capital city.

The news just received reports that during a battle in the afternoon, another 500 heroic guards were unable to return to the royal capital, and 5,000 soldiers were lost in the battle. Even the commander-in-chief of the peripheral defense, Bo Raddu was seriously injured and died in the battle. When the news came back, it immediately caused turmoil among the top commanders in the capital of Aero. Boland's defensive capabilities were well known and he was called iron by Aero. wall

But now, this iron wall has shattered.

It is not that I have never experienced a tragic battle in which 500 guardsmen and 5,000 soldiers were killed in one battle, but if this battle is confined to a gap of no more than a hundred meters wide, thousands of people will die fighting, and there will also be a The fall of a defense master known for his tenacious and experienced defense is another matter! At least Irgun is not confident that he can do this. "Is there anyone else who has arrived before me?" Irgun pulled his collar and asked the guards in front of him. "Before the Lord arrives, Isa Count La and His Royal Highness General Kestinger have already passed." An officer in the Guards stood up and said with a respectful expression. "Thank you." Eragon nodded, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This imperial meeting may not be as simple as hastily arranging defenses. Count Isara is one of the nobles of the Kingdom of Aero who has repeatedly requested to take the initiative. Representative figures, and General Kestin was a close friend of Boland who had just died in the battle. His Majesty the Emperor summoned these two people overnight, no doubt It is to re-adjust the existing defense layout, and the news heard in private is even more disturbing. His Royal Highness Prince Nikeant is now in the Lutian Fort outside the city and is responsible for commanding the entire peripheral defense line. It seemed that he was taking command in place of the dead General Pollard, but in fact he was seizing the opportunity to command the tens of thousands of troops outside!

This is a naked threat. As the eldest prince of Emperor Aero, it is reasonable to say that he is the future emperor of Aero. What is the purpose of doing this? However, Eragon knows very well that this is the eldest prince's way of asking the emperor for a long time. The emperor's demonstration of his own military power, and the timing was also very good. It was General Ayrault who died in the battle, and the outer perimeter was broken and was in danger. If we don't believe him, this fleet will

For His Majesty the Emperor, who has never really granted military power to the eldest prince, he still doesn't know what his reaction will be when faced with the eldest prince's behavior this time. At least the two people summoned now have seen that the emperor is angry. Otherwise, why would we first summon Earl Issara, who pursues offense first?

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the large chamber of the Royal Military Council, Eragon saw His Majesty the Emperor's skinny body standing in front of the defense layout of the royal capital. He hurriedly walked to Ai, whose face was haggard and blue, and his whole body was as sick as a skeleton. In front of Emperor Faruk of Luo, he knelt on one knee and saluted, "Your servant Eragon greets you." "Get up Eragon, as the bravest commander of the Eastern Legion of the Empire, I would like to know how many troops you have brought back from the eastern frontier!"

Emperor Farouk of Erro heard the sound and opened his eyes. It could be seen that he was not very old, only a little over forty. It was the age when a man was in his prime. As one of the most powerful monarchs in the Erro Empire, Emperor Farouk of Eero has tried his best to expand his army in these years. If it were not for the rise of the Falcon Empire, the Kingdom of Aden would have been at its peak, and the Eero Empire would have long been the overlord of Barrow in southern Europe. But as fate would have it, First, he suffered successive defeats in the confrontation with the Empire, and then he failed in the battle with Aden's million-strong army in the Cornelia Port area, which caused the country's power to plummet, and finally allowed the Order State to take advantage of it. But this time, they secretly negotiated peace talks with the Kingdom of Aden, The 200,000 troops that had been placed on the eastern defense line were finally able to be mobilized. In such a perfect situation, all we had to do was wait for the army to return, and we could give the religious army a severe blow. But this happened. information "My Majesty, the 50,000 forward cavalry can arrive in three days, and the other infantry units and baggage will take seven or eight days later." Eragon stood at attention and said with a respectful expression. "There are still three days. I'm afraid my son won't last that long!" Emperor Eero's face showed a hint of hope and then disappointment. He was not interested in the first-line invasion of the Order State. There are so many children. Forts, even the religious regiment army will have to pay a very heavy price, and aren't those sub-forts just for the religious regiment army to attack? Now that the religious regiment army has begun to take the initiative to attack, isn't it in line with the role of these sub-forts? , what he was concerned about was that the eldest prince suddenly requested the control of tens of thousands of peripheral troops from himself in a forceful way. For a monarch who believed that he had the military power of the entire kingdom in his hands, the eldest prince's approach was already It touched his bottom line, and he knew very well how capable his son was. He had mediocre talents and mediocre strategies, and he had never been on the battlefield. How could he safely hand over the command of the peripheral army?

"Your Majesty, we can no longer hesitate. The enemy has already launched an attack. If we cannot regain the command of the tens of thousands of peripheral troops, within a few days, the Thunder God of the Order Army will begin to bombard our royal city." A figure The stout General Aden said with a cold expression.

In the military tent of the Order, Putamia and the generals were all excited. This was definitely the biggest victory since the siege of the capital of Aero. At least 5,000 of Aero's elite troops were annihilated, and it seemed that they were even killed by bombs. A general of the Aero people. The Intelligence Department has confirmed that the general Aero who died in the explosion was none other than Pollard, the commander-in-chief outside the capital of Aero.

"Today, our army has advanced another three hundred meters. Although the Hérault troops in other nearby areas were not attacked, they were frightened and retreated on their own initiative." A Hérault officer said Shifting back and forth on the map of the situation in the capital of Ero, which is hung on the wall. This map marks the locations of all the sub-forts. You can see that from the front, a red line from north to south is the most eye-catching. That line The red front has even touched the core area of ​​Zibao, pointing directly at the location of the Eero Army's peripheral command headquarters determined after several high-altitude observations. The officer's voice paused before continuing, "According to the observation, All the messenger cavalry from the Fort rush here, and this is also the place where the messenger cavalry comes and goes most frequently every day, so it can be inferred... that should be the location of the Lutiya Castle."

"Is that the Sorrowful Castle Lutia Castle?" Hearing this name, all the generals of the Order's country turned gloomy. Pope Potamia's eyes also flashed, her red lips were slightly open, and her chest The ups and downs seem to have touched something. "I think so, this is the place where His Royal Highness Pope Jasna was martyred eighty years ago after being chased by the Eero traitors and finally fell into a well." The officer's face became sad. Head down "These damn Eero traitors actually set up their headquarters in Jasna, the place where His Royal Highness the Pope was martyred. It's really abominable! "A general's eyes were red with anger. Pope Yasina was the third generation who escaped from the chaos in the Holy City. Because of his old age and frailty, in order to cover the fleeing religious order, everyone was willing to lure away Eero's pursuers. Finally at Lutiyazi Castle For the Order State, it was a holy place in the heart of the Order State. Looking at the Lutia Fort on the map, the generals couldn't help but become silent. This was a major event involving three generations of Holy Spirits, and it was not theirs. These generals can decide

Everyone knows that within this big tent, only one person has the power to make decisions. "Everyone, I think this is what His Highness Yassina did under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I believe that His Highness Yassina would be happy if he knew that the national army of our religious order would return to the place where he was martyred one day, so you don't need to have any scruples. , I am pardoning you in the name of the Holy Spirit. On the contrary, I should use a million courage and fighting power to sacrifice these people standing in front of His Highness Yasna. Destroy the Eero traitors in the land of Tao at full speed!" Pope Putamia's voice was clear and decisive. She spent so much effort and energy to seize this rare opportunity in a century. How could it be possible because of three generations? The place of martyrdom of the Holy Spirit has been blocked. Even if Potamia is the pope, it doesn’t matter that Potamia has already paid for it.

"Yes!" The generals knelt down neatly on one knee.

At dawn, Potamia boarded the chariot with the huge wish tree emblem prepared for her. The sky in front was red by the sun, the outline of the sky and the earth at the end of the earth, and the bright red sun was rising. That was Eero Kyoto. In the position, Putamia was dressed in a snow-white holy robe. With a stunning appearance, she held up the glorious battle that represented the highest power of the order and pointed forward.

"Forward!:"Forward! "The rising and falling sounds are like a wave spreading in all directions. A torrent of more than 100,000 energetic soldiers of the Order State on both sides of the huge chariot are pouring in from the gap in front towards the capital of Eero.

Rutiya Zibao

A red-billed Lunia folded its wings and landed lightly and skillfully on the main tower of Lutiya Castle. It held a fat green worm that had just been caught in the morning in its mouth. It turned its eyes curiously and looked into the distance. The vast fields In the wild direction, red tassels are swaying in the wind, and battle flags are fluttering in the wind like clouds. Lutia Castle itself is built on the edge of a depression. On the slope opposite the depression, there is a shield with a wish tree emblem. A's war horse Kicking the ground uneasily and making two low-pitched screams, the knight above adjusted his horse. There was a unique salsa sound in the air, like wind blowing through the woods, and like rubbing sandpaper. That was the whole team. The entire team of infantry was flowing from behind the cavalry across the wilderness on the opposite side, gradually dispersing into an irregular quadrilateral. The neatly arranged armors and spears were reflected in the faint morning light. Countless battle flags were fluttering in the morning wind, and there were crowds of people.

The first to arrive were the 15,000 knights of the order who had chased the scattered soldiers. Their morale was extremely high, especially when they knew that the target was the place where three generations of Holy Spirits had been martyred. Their combat power soared, and they charged wildly along the way. , even before the deserters could spread the news here, they surrounded the Lutian Fort.

More than 20,000 archers lined up. Behind these archers were unique round shields, like a row of round buckles, spread out along the edge of the earth. The long bows in their hands were much larger than ordinary bows, almost He is as tall as an adult and is surrounded by darkness in the military At the front of the formation, the front end of the bow and arrow shone with an awe-inspiring cold light. At a glance, the shining silver armor was like an overwhelming silver arc of light, with an oppressive aura. It was the Order State and its possessors. The distinctive holy city shooter, also known as the marksman carrying a heavy shield, "Hell, the whole Order army is coming!"

The eldest prince Nikeant was riding on the horse, a chill rushed to his head. He began to regret a little, and his eyes were full of tears. He didn't expect that the national army of the Order would put all its troops on this line. Obviously the road was so Kuan, why did you choose this one? How could the other party predict and confirm that this is where the general headquarters is located? Didn't I already order the retreat from the forts along the way?